单词 | strawflower |
释义 | strawflower[ straw-flou-er ] / ˈstrɔˌflaʊ ər / nounany of several everlasting flowers, especially an Australian composite plant, Helichrysum bracteatum, having heads of chaffy yellow, orange, red, or white flowers. Also called cornflower. a bellwort, Uvularia grandiflora, of the lily family, having yellow flowers. Origin of strawflowerFirst recorded in 1920–25; straw + flower Words nearby strawflowerstrawberry tongue, strawberry tree, strawboard, straw boss, straw color, strawflower, strawhat, straw in the wind, straw man, straw mite, straw mushroom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for strawflowerstrawflower / (ˈstrɔːˌflaʊə) / nounan Australian plant, Helichrysum bracteatum, in which the coloured bracts retain their colour when the plant is dried: family Asteraceae (composites)See also immortelle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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